The natural state of a start-up is to die; most start-ups require multiple miracles in their early days to escape this fate.
Sam AltmanIf you pivot, do it fully and with conviction. The worst thing is to try to do a bit of the old and the new-it's hard to kill your babies.
Sam AltmanYou also want to fire people who a) create office politics, and b) who are persistently negative.
Sam Altman